teerex51
The Italian Scallion
We left relatively early in the AM and congregated at a RV point just before the Swiss border. 4 FJRs coming from as many different Northern Italian cities and a Swiss bro who joined us en route.
The idea was to do 6 passes in the Swiss Alps, i.e. ride up to 6,000-8,000 ft and ride back down six times running. The best way to do it in one day is a figure 8 route with the village of Andermatt in the middle.
Traffic on the Swiss roads was pretty heavy not only in the valleys but also on the passes, due to the huge amount of vacationmakers heading for the Med or driving back to Northern Europe.
Weather was fine south of the Alps but beyond 5,000 ft we found fog and rain, too.
The ride was nothing less than spectacular and we all loved it. This is just one of the many pictures taken by Gianlorenzo, our group leader, and shows our rides cooling off on the roadside at Furka Pass.
Needless to say, the FJR proved once more to be a heck of an all-weather mountain climber and we showed our taillights to many a BMW and assorted iron.
Stef
The idea was to do 6 passes in the Swiss Alps, i.e. ride up to 6,000-8,000 ft and ride back down six times running. The best way to do it in one day is a figure 8 route with the village of Andermatt in the middle.
Traffic on the Swiss roads was pretty heavy not only in the valleys but also on the passes, due to the huge amount of vacationmakers heading for the Med or driving back to Northern Europe.
Weather was fine south of the Alps but beyond 5,000 ft we found fog and rain, too.
The ride was nothing less than spectacular and we all loved it. This is just one of the many pictures taken by Gianlorenzo, our group leader, and shows our rides cooling off on the roadside at Furka Pass.
Needless to say, the FJR proved once more to be a heck of an all-weather mountain climber and we showed our taillights to many a BMW and assorted iron.
Stef
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